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JCSAT-5A
Japanese Commercial Communications · Sky Perfect JSAT / Japan
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A Japanese commercial communications satellite providing Ku-band services across Japan and Southeast Asia. JCSAT satellites have served Japan's satellite communications market since the 1990s, providing the backbone for Japanese cable TV distribution, corporate networks, and maritime communications. JCSAT-5A covers the challenging Japanese broadcasting market where subscribers expect exceptional reliability and signal quality.
Its orbit
- Orbit
- Geostationaryappears to hang motionless over one spot on the equator
- Altitude
- 22,233–22,246 mi (35,781–35,801 km)
- Inclination
- 1.4°
- One orbit
- 23.9 hoursabout one orbit a day
- NORAD ID
- 29045
- Int’l designator
- 2006-010A
- Launched
- 2006
Orbital elements from CelesTrak, as of 22 Sep 2026.
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